Kentucky Datebook

The Central Kentucky Inventors Council will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Bluegrass Area Development Center, 699 Perimeter Drive. Topic: Steps from the Light Bulb to the Market with Don Skaggs and Mark Miller. Free. Information: www.ckic.org or call (859) 201-1311.

The Bluegrass Association of Insurance Women will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Ramada Inn Conference Center.

The 20th Annual Economic Outlook Conference sponsored by the University of Kentucky Gatton College of Business and Economics, Commerce Lexington and The Lane Report, will be held from 8 a.m. to noon Tuesday at the Lexington Convention Center. Registration: $95, includes breakfast and materials. Information: www.lexingtoncenter.com.

The Bluegrass Compensation Association is offering a three-part, half-day seminar series titled Compensation Boot Camp, designed to help human resource professionals better understand the elements of a pay system design and drive policy decisions at their organizations. The first session is from 8 a.m. to noon Feb. 11. Other sessions are March 11 and April 8. Cost: $120 non-members; $90 members. Information/registration: www.bluegrasscomp.com.

The Central Kentucky Inventors Council will hold its Inventors Workshop at 7 p.m. Feb. 10 at the Bluegrass Area Development Center, 699 Perimeter Drive. Presented by Don West. Membership: $40. Information: www.ckic.org or (859) 201-1311.

Helmers Gatterdam will offer a three-part Innovative Investing workshop for people who want to take control of their finances. Participants can attend a single class or all three classes. The first class, 401(k) Concerns: Answering the tough questions about where you are now and what to do about it, will be at 6 p.m. Feb. 11 at A.P. Roots on Romany Road. Cost: $20 per workshop. Information/reservations: (859) 309-9791.

The Kentucky Small Business Development Center is adding to its catalog of free on-line training courses by offering a variety of workshops in Spanish. The courses offer Spanish-speaking entrepreneurs, managers, employees and individuals considering business ownership the opportunity to receive training anytime by simply accessing the KSBDC Web site, www.ksbdc.org.